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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., makes a point in the House Rules Committee as Republicans advance a bill to disapprove of action by the District of Columbia Council on a local voting rights act and a criminal code revision, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Capitol Hill turf war breaks out over rewrite of government’s FISA spy powers

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on what Republicans say is the politicization of the FBI and Justice Department and attacks on American civil liberties on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

GOP accuses Attorney General Merrick Garland of stonewalling as courts struggle with migrant surge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Federal agents disperse Black Lives Matter protesters near the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Monday, July 20, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Officers used teargas and projectiles to move the crowd after some protesters tore down a fence fronting the courthouse. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

House Democrats say fed crackdown on Portland protesters is ‘deeply disturbing’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, enters a letter for the record during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Louie Gohmert snaps at Jerry Nadler: ‘How much money’ are you making off impeachment?

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., speaks during a hearing in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee is moving to the forefront of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, starting with a hearing Wednesday, Dec. 4 to examine the “high crimes and misdemeanors” set out in the Constitution. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, fFle)

Judiciary panel to take reins on Trump impeachment inquiry

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., makes preparations for his panel's first impeachment-related vote as he defines procedures for upcoming investigations on President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Who could be impeachment managers? An early look

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., a member of the House Judiciary Committee, is questioned by reporters after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., met with the Democratic Caucus and decided to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Democrats lack timeline for impeachment inquiry, raising concerns about 2020

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., left, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrive for a gathering of the Democratic Caucus as Congress returns for the fall session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Nadler says his committee will move forward with impeachment hearings this fall, bolstered by lawmakers on the panel who roundly support moving forward. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Judiciary passes procedures for impeachment investigation

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this combination photo, Christine Blasey Ford, left, and U.S. Supreme Court appointee Brett Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Americans watched on phones, laptops and any available screen as Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford spoke. (AP Photo)

Thom Tillis, GOP senator, calls for probe into Christine Blasey-Ford’s Kavanaugh allegations

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, of New York, led Democrats in filing a lawsuit to look at the grand jury information that was stripped out of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House Judiciary Committee to reconvene early to work on gun control bills

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, then-White House counsel Don McGahn, listens as he attends a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Jerrold Nadler headed to court over Don McGahn subpoena

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 27, 2018, photo, then-White House counsel Don McGahn listens as Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed McGahn for testimony following the release of the report from special counsel Robert Mueller. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

House chairman issues subpoena to former White House lawyer

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 22, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dem leaders stress more Trump probes, downplay impeachment

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., surrounded by his staff, passes a resolution to subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller's full report, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Judiciary panel approves subpoenas for Mueller report

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

2 senators ask Judiciary chairman to delay nominee’s hearing

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump shakes hands as he leaves the State Dining Room of the White House Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, after speaking at the 2019 White House Business Session with Our Nation's Governors. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump Organization: Judiciary Committee probe ‘irreparably tainted’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker speaks during the Project Safe Neighborhoods National Conference in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Matthew Whitaker subpoena approved by House Democrats

By Stephen Dinan and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks about the FBI investigation of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Chuck Grassley feels ‘very good’ about Kavanaugh nomination

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, turns to answer a reporter's question as he enters the Republican policy luncheon, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Grassley won’t postpone Christine Blasey Ford hearing on Thursday

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, departs after speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, in Washington. Christine Blasey Ford wants the FBI to investigate her allegation that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before she testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Kavanaugh accuser faces Saturday deadline to confirm testimony

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times